Grindrod Limited provided earnings guidance for the year ended 31 December 2018. The company expects headline earnings from continuing operations, for the year ended 31 December 2018 to be between ZAR 707 million and ZAR 727 million, an increase of between 24% and 27%, compared to headline earnings of ZAR 570.8 million generated in 2017. Earnings from continuing operations for the same period are expected to be between ZAR 793 million and ZAR 813 million, an increase of between 23% and 26% compared to earnings of ZAR 646.3 million achieved in 2017. As a result of the above, shareholders are advised that headline earnings per share from continuing operations are expected to be between 94.0 cents and 96.7 cents, an increase of between 24% and 27% compared to the headline earnings per share of 76.0 cents achieved in 2017. Earnings per share of between 105.5 cents and 108.1 cents are expected, an increase of between 23% and 26% compared to earnings per share of 86.0 cents achieved in 2017. Overall earnings for the year ended 31 December 2018 are expected to be between ZAR 2,825 million and ZAR 2,865 million, an improvement in excess of 100% from the reported loss of ZAR 582.7 million in 2017. Headline earnings for both continuing and discontinued operations for the same period are expected to be between ZAR 466 million and ZAR 506 million, an improvement of in excess of 100% from the reported headline loss of ZAR 356.0 million in 2017. Shareholders are advised that combined headline earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations are expected to be between 62.0 cents and 67.3 cents, an improvement from the reported headline loss per share of 47.4 cents in 2017. Earnings per share of between 375.7 cents and 381.0 cents are expected, an improvement from the reported loss per share of 77.6 cents in 2017.